The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long

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in south-western

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, left tributary of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a ...

. Its source is in the foothills of the

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, near

Lannemezan Lannemezan (; Gascon Occitan ''Lanamesa'', "heath of the middle") is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the Occitanie region in south-western France. The inhabitants are called Lannemezanais. Lannemezan is the largest city i ...

. It flows north through the following ''

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s'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrénées:

Trie-sur-Baïse Trie-sur-Baïse (; oc, Tria de Baïsa) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is the administrative center in a canton comprising 22 villages. It is famous for its annual pig festival known as La Pourcailh ...

Gers Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.

Mirande Mirande (; oc, Miranda) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, southwestern France. Geography Population Sites of interest * Town Hall * St. Mary's Cathedral * Astarac Square * Clock Tower * Rohan Tower Image:Hôtel de ville de ...

, Castéra-Verduzan, Valence-sur-Baïse,

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Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Nérac Nérac (; oc, Nerac, ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois ...

, Lavardac It flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon.

Tributaries

* Gélise (in Lavardac) ** Osse (in

Nérac Nérac (; oc, Nerac, ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois ...

) * Petite Baïse (in L'Isle-de-Noé)

References

External links

River Baise guide
Places, ports and moorings on the River Baise - french-waterways.com Rivers of France Rivers of Gers Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub